Hoffman with the Galaxy in July 2013
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jon Chandler Hoffman | ||
Date of birth | August 17, 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Real Monarchs | ||
Number | 49 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | UCLA Bruins | 54 | (29) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009 | Panama City Pirates | 7 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Orange County Blue Star | 25 | (15) |
2012 | Philadelphia Union | 7 | (0) |
2012 | → Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2013–2014 | LA Galaxy | 8 | (0) |
2014 | → LA Galaxy II (loan) | 17 | (13) |
2015 | Houston Dynamo | 5 | (0) |
2015 | → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) | 10 | (4) |
2016 | Louisville City | 28 | (14) |
2017– | Real Monarchs | 3 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 7, 2017. |
Jon Chandler Hoffman (born August 17, 1990) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for Real Monarchs in United Soccer League.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Hoffman played college soccer at UCLA between 2009 and 2011. During his time at UCLA, Hoffman was a M.A.C. Hermann Trophy semifinalist, NSCAA Third-team All-American, First-team NSCAA All-Far West selection, First-team All-Pac-12 honoree, Second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American, First-team Academic All-District and Pac-12 All-Academic.
Hoffman also played in the USL Premier Development League for Panama City Pirates in 2009 and Orange County Blue Star in both 2010 and 2011.
After his junior season at UCLA, Hoffman was offered a Generation Adidas contract by Major League Soccer which he accepted. He attended the MLS Player Combine, January 6–10, 2012 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He then headed to Kansas City, Missouri for the 2012 MLS SuperDraft where he was selected in the 1st Round (13th overall pick) by Philadelphia Union, becoming the first player from Alabama ever selected in the 1st Round of the MLS SuperDraft.
Hoffman made his professional debut on March 31, 2012 when he started for Philadelphia Union in a regular season home game at PPL Park against the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Hoffman was loaned to USL Pro club Harrisburg City Islanders for two matches on April 20–21, 2012.